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Post by paul on Jun 28, 2023 20:44:04 GMT
Really not good for the club but not at all surprising.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2023 21:22:04 GMT
How do you know it’s not good for the club? A squad that struggled for large parts of the last two seasons is getting freshened up. Looking forward to the new season with both interest and excitement.
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Post by peterduck on Jun 28, 2023 21:43:11 GMT
Really not good for the club but not at all surprising. Dad of former player continues to through in two pence lol Football is a lottery and only time will tell but seems to be a lot of excitement around the club and as Lee rightly has said, a squad that largely struggled (with respect previous manager left and JW did something with largely the same group to get results and keep us more than safe). I’m sure it will be a sad time if we lose someone of Sonny’s ability but the club is more than this and has to look forward not back.
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Post by paul on Jun 28, 2023 22:09:31 GMT
Dad of former player correct but also someone who is really disappointed at the way the Club seems to be going, recruitment has been at the best slapdash and as much as some seem to think the opposite there are more good players shipping out than there are coming in!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2023 22:52:38 GMT
Dad of former player correct but also someone who is really disappointed at the way the Club seems to be going, recruitment has been at the best slapdash and as much as some seem to think the opposite there are more good players shipping out than there are coming in!! The club is in better shape now than in many years, building a base for the future. Last year was, certainly for the first half of the season, wasn't great and some players believed survival was success in itself. No fan wants to hear that. Times change and change isn't something to be scared of. As a fan of the club, I've seen hundreds of players come and go, good, bad and indifferent. The club continues on and we'll continue supporting.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2023 6:51:54 GMT
Dad of former player correct but also someone who is really disappointed at the way the Club seems to be going, recruitment has been at the best slapdash and as much as some seem to think the opposite there are more good players shipping out than there are coming in!! How do you know the recruitment has been slapdash? Seems so far so good to me. The keeper situation seems to have been resolved with the excellent signing of a young man deemed to good enough to be part of a Trophy Semi Final squad last season and there have been other exciting young additions plus Dave Pearce who is a brilliant signing at this level. The only signing that had my eyebrows raising was Derek but I haven’t seen him play for years so I’m looking forward to seeing how he has progressed since his last spell with us. There’s also likely to be other players at training we know nothing about yet and other players who may come along if they’re deemed surplus to requirements having been on trial at other clubs. There’s a shed load of time still to go between now and August 5th.
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Post by peterduck on Jun 29, 2023 8:09:58 GMT
Dad of former player correct but also someone who is really disappointed at the way the Club seems to be going, recruitment has been at the best slapdash and as much as some seem to think the opposite there are more good players shipping out than there are coming in!! Just all reads a bit personal, even before JW decided he didn’t want hoppy (which I disagreed with) you never gave him a chance, twitter and here just proves to be a place for you to slag off the manager and appreciate you may now feel aggrieved about recent events but I for one am happy to see a strong manager make big calls and back them up (Callan looks a very good replacement where ever your loyalties lay) he’s proved he’s his own man and it’s doesn’t read well that you use this forum to take constant pot shots. Ever messaged or spoke to him? I’ve sent two messages on twitter and he sent me voice notes back and was very assured and more than happy to discuss things.
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Post by autalan65 on Jun 29, 2023 10:57:21 GMT
Let’s all get behind Welly!
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Post by dantheduck on Jun 29, 2023 14:20:39 GMT
Not getting too despondent as almost expected the turnover of players to be as it is. Of course will be the end of an era with Sonny, Seats, Riddick to name but 3 moving on but JW was always going to want to build his own squad in his first pre season. Don't forget some players will have chosen to leave so JW can't control that.
Maybe harsh but given the last couple of seasons this freshening up was required and whilst its with hope rather than expectation am quietly confident this "reboot" will at worst see us no worse off but all being well enable us to progress.
Aside, am greatly enthused by the positivity stemming from others and want to feed off that otherwise what's really the point?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2023 15:10:46 GMT
Not getting too despondent as almost expected the turnover of players to be as it is. Of course will be the end of an era with Sonny, Seats, Riddick to name but 3 moving on but JW was always going to want to build his own squad in his first pre season. Don't forget some players will have chosen to leave so JW can't control that. Maybe harsh but given the last couple of seasons this freshening up was required and whilst its with hope rather than expectation am quietly confident this "reboot" will at worst see us no worse off but all being well enable us to progress. Aside, am greatly enthused by the positivity stemming from others and want to feed off that otherwise what's really the point? Fair points Dan - only one player has left us and gone up a level, one side ways, the others dropping down. To be honest, the squad we had needed to change. Personally, I want a bit more than bumping around towards the bottom of the table - especially as off field things are moving forward. Jack has mentioned a lot about the Aylesbury mentality in interviews, I think that is key to a better - I want a club and side that is as good as it can be, on and off the pitch. I want the club to thrieve, not just survive.
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Post by magicdyke on Jun 29, 2023 19:00:45 GMT
Dad of former player correct but also someone who is really disappointed at the way the Club seems to be going, recruitment has been at the best slapdash and as much as some seem to think the opposite there are more good players shipping out than there are coming in!! Hehe, thanks Dad x
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Post by Liam on Jun 29, 2023 19:45:37 GMT
Not getting too despondent as almost expected the turnover of players to be as it is. Of course will be the end of an era with Sonny, Seats, Riddick to name but 3 moving on but JW was always going to want to build his own squad in his first pre season. Don't forget some players will have chosen to leave so JW can't control that. Maybe harsh but given the last couple of seasons this freshening up was required and whilst its with hope rather than expectation am quietly confident this "reboot" will at worst see us no worse off but all being well enable us to progress. Aside, am greatly enthused by the positivity stemming from others and want to feed off that otherwise what's really the point? Fair points Dan - only one player has left us and gone up a level, one side ways, the others dropping down. To be honest, the squad we had needed to change. Personally, I want a bit more than bumping around towards the bottom of the table - especially as off field things are moving forward. Jack has mentioned a lot about the Aylesbury mentality in interviews, I think that is key to a better - I want a club and side that is as good as it can be, on and off the pitch. I want the club to thrieve, not just survive. I agree. It's sad to see some of the old school leave but that's football. The past couple of seasons have been a hard watch so a fresh approach was needed. Jack knows he'll live or die by his decisions and he will have my full backing to succeed.
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Post by harrythehaddock on Jun 29, 2023 22:00:03 GMT
I think there's been a little bit of rewriting of history here For the 2 covid seasons we were there or thereabouts in the play off seasons ( & the season before, as I remember). yes, we had got a bit stale under Ben and were struggling; no problem with that. BUT in 2023 we had play off form, largely with Ben's players under Jack's leadership. Sure, several hadn't bought in to the new regime, but a number ( Sonny being the primary example ) had buckled down and thrived. What I would've loved is to see last season's group have a real go in 23-24 under Wells's tutelage - they were deffo good enough, it's been proved season after season. And they would have 100% backing from the fanbase coz we know them and we 'love' them.
Anyway, that's not realistic; Wells obviously doesn't think they are what he needs and that he can better value elsewhere. He's the manager, he's got the budget and he needs to use it to what he feels is the best way to spend it. I'm glad that they are largely still local, n it will be fascinating to see how it develops.
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Post by magicdyke on Jun 30, 2023 7:23:03 GMT
Jordan Jenkins has been seen training with the Haywood Way lot and also Tring, another I think we should have kept? Great CB and a committed lad. I know Derek has come in to replace JJ, hopefully he is on a similar level?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2023 11:23:47 GMT
I think there's been a little bit of rewriting of history here For the 2 covid seasons we were there or thereabouts in the play off seasons ( & the season before, as I remember). yes, we had got a bit stale under Ben and were struggling; no problem with that. BUT in 2023 we had play off form, largely with Ben's players under Jack's leadership. Sure, several hadn't bought in to the new regime, but a number ( Sonny being the primary example ) had buckled down and thrived. What I would've loved is to see last season's group have a real go in 23-24 under Wells's tutelage - they were deffo good enough, it's been proved season after season. And they would have 100% backing from the fanbase coz we know them and we 'love' them.
Anyway, that's not realistic; Wells obviously doesn't think they are what he needs and that he can better value elsewhere. He's the manager, he's got the budget and he needs to use it to what he feels is the best way to spend it. I'm glad that they are largely still local, n it will be fascinating to see how it develops.
We were 5th across the two Covid seasons. Had 2019/20 not been curtailed we would have made the play offs. I remember the last game before lockdown where we brushed aside a decent AFC Dunstable side with ease.
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